• Br J Nurs · Mar 2006

    Perioperative analgesia: a factor in the development of heel pressure ulcers?

    • Jane L Edwards, Hemant Pandit, and Mansukh T Popat.
    • University of Oxford, UK.
    • Br J Nurs. 2006 Mar 23;15(6):S20-5.

    AbstractThis article presents the incidence of heel pressure ulcers after an elective hip or a knee replacement. The majority of patients in the authors' institute receive either a neuraxial block (epidural and/or spinal) or peripheral nerve blocks (femoral and sciatic), depending on the anaesthetist's and surgeon's preference, and the patient's physical status. The past few years have seen increasing use of peripheral nerve blocks for knee replacement surgery. Patients with either the central or peripheral nerve blockade are at an increased risk of developing heel pressure ulcers. This article describes the experience at a tertiary referral centre and, in particular, highlights the risk of developing heel ulcers in patients receiving peripheral nerve blocks. Medical and nursing staff looking after these patients should be made aware of this complication and appropriate measures should be taken to prevent this avoidable complication.

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